Neighborhood watches pop up in wake of possible serial killer

As the community grapples with the idea that a possible
serial killer may have attacked and killed two people in Bremerton
and badly injured another, many city residents are
reaching out to their neighbors.

Andrew Oakley, Bremerton Police’s community resource officer,
told me this week that he’s met with three new neighborhood watch
groups and he’s got three that are in the “thinking about it”
stage.

That includes residents all over West Bremerton, including ones
on High Avenue, Snyder Avenue, Auto Center Way, Ohio Avenue, 12th
Street and Seventh Street.

Neighborhood watch groups can and do prevent crime by spurring a
neighbors-helping-neighbors approach coupled with increased
communication with the police department and other resources. To
start your own group within and the city of Bremerton, call Oakley
at (360) 473-5231.